# canning vs cranking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### canning
*verb · IPA /ˈkænɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,280*
present participle and gerund of can (“to be able to”)

### cranking
*noun · frequency rank #35,670*
The act by which something is cranked.

## Source
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